Yes the .22's song does not get sung nearly enough.
Even though the overall majority of people prefer the 22 long rifle chambering for me I would still prefer one of the older .22's that could be used for shorts,longs,and long rifles.
The rifle makers pretty much started dropping the other chamberings some where around the 80's and only allowing their wares to shoot the long rifle ammo.
Shame really.
You dont see much of the long ammo today but plenty still produce the relatively quiet short.
It's still very deadly on small game and pest species.
Variety is the spice of life.
Even though the overall majority of people prefer the 22 long rifle chambering for me I would still prefer one of the older .22's that could be used for shorts,longs,and long rifles.
The rifle makers pretty much started dropping the other chamberings some where around the 80's and only allowing their wares to shoot the long rifle ammo.
Shame really.
You dont see much of the long ammo today but plenty still produce the relatively quiet short.
It's still very deadly on small game and pest species.
Variety is the spice of life.